ACM Symposium on Computer Science and Law
Bridge the Divide Between Computer Science and Law
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ACM Symposium on Computer Science and Law
Bridge the Divide Between Computer Science and Law
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The Inaugural ACM Symposium on Computer Science and Law aims to stimulate interest in the emerging field of computer science and law and to articulate a research agenda, an educational agenda, and specific recommendations about how ACM and other institutions can support work in this field.
The Symposium will be held at the New York Law School in the Tribeca neighborhood of New York City on October 28, 2019. It will feature invited talks and panels about research, education, and practice in the interplay of computer science and law. The day will conclude with a reception featuring student posters about work in computing and law, on topics ranging from cybersecurity to legal informatics.
| 8:00 a.m. | Registration desk opens (LOBBY) // Coffee (GRAND GALLERY) |
| 9:00 a.m. | Opening Remarks (AUDITORIUM) |
| 9:15 a.m. | Keynote Presentation: How to Regulate (and Not Regulate) Social Media (AUDITORIUM) • Jack M. Balkin, Yale Law School Session IA, Chair: Joan Feigenbaum |
| 10:00 a.m. | Coffee Break (GRAND GALLERY) |
| 10:30 a.m. | Panel – Platform Regulation (AUDITORIUM) • Moderator: David Clark, Massachusetts Institute of Technology • Tarleton Gillespie, Microsoft Research/ Cornell University • Natali Helberger, Institute for Information Law (IViR), University of Amsterdam • Christine A. Varney, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP • Christo Wilson, Northeastern University Session 1B, Chair: Joan Feigenbaum |
| 11:45 a.m. | Keynote Presentation: What Cryptography Can Bring to Law (AUDITORIUM) • Shafi Goldwasser, University of California Berkeley Simons Center/Massachusetts Institute of Technology Session 2A, Chair: Pamela Samuelson |
| 12:30 p.m. | Lunch (EVENT CENTER) |
| 1:30 p.m. | Panel – Surveillance and Privacy in the Public and Private Sectors (AUDITORIUM) • Moderator: Stefan Savage, University of California San Diego • Ian Levy, UK National Cyber Security Centre • Kobbi Nissim, Georgetown University • Paul Ohm, Georgetown University Law Center • Carmela Troncoso, EPFL • Nicole Wong, Albright Stonebridge Group/NWong Strategies Session 2B, Chair: Pamela Samuelson |
| 2:45 p.m. | Keynote Presentation: When Code Isn’t Law (AUDITORIUM) • Edward W. Felten, Princeton University/US Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Session 3A, Chair: Daniel J. Weitzner |
| 3:30 p.m. | Coffee Break (GRAND GALLERY) |
| 4:00 p.m. | Panel – Educational Programs in Computer Science and Law (AUDITORIUM) • Moderator: David C. Vladeck, Georgetown University Law Center • Hal Abelson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology • Niva Elkin-Koren, University of Haifa, Faculty of Law • Erik Neuenschwander, Apple • Jason Schultz, NYU School of Law/AI Now Institute • Christopher C. Yoo, University of Pennsylvania Session 3B, Chair: Daniel J. Weitzner |
| 5:15 p.m. | Break (GRAND GALLERY) |
| 5:30 p.m. | Reception and Poster Session (EVENT CENTER) The Student-Paper Competition’s prize winner will be announced at 6:00 p.m.. |
| 7:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
| Group Name | ACM Conference |
| Contracted Room Rate | $239 |
| Sales Tax | 14.75% |
| Jacob Javits Fee | $3.50 |
| Total Cost of One Night (Including Tax and Javits Fee) | $277.75 |
The sponsorship principles used to organize this symposium can be found here. Questions and opportunity for input to the discussion about future sponsorship principles are here.
